Sorry, rcat, but you're going to have to elaborate. What do you mean? I'm not comprehending what you mean by "one is NOT either manic or depressed." I only experienced SSRI induced mania. I know people without bipolar disorder who have experienced SSRI induced mania, too. Sure, there have been times when I was getting poor sleep, delusional, and elated, but that doesn't necessarily mean I'm bipolar. Those symptoms could have arose from sleep deprivation. Only [one] professional diagnosed me as bipolar and then continued to shove medicine down my throat. Besides, my current psychiatrist told me that I shouldn't be taking antidepressants for the long term anyways. She advised that I wean myself off of them once my doctor, therapist, and I all agree that I'm stable enough to come off of them. And if I am bipolar? So what. I would already know which meds I react well to and which ones I don't. My "manic" (probably sleep deprived episodes) have only gotten in the way of my functioning once or twice.

Although I will say that I screened positive for bipolar disorder, lol, but I just don't see it at this point.

And yes, AlwaysChanging2, that's exactly what happened.
That's also why I don't believe I'm bipolar. I would probably have experienced some mood disturbances by now. I'll ask my mental health nurse practitioner about it.